Patrick Jones will be hosting a talk on Abstraction at 3:30pm on Saturday 20th November in the Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery at Symondsbury. Renowned East Devon painter Patrick Jones (pictured above with his current co-exhibitor at Sou’-Sou’-West, Nigel Moores) has spent his life developing paintings which use his experience of the real world, such as movement, atmosphere […]
Language of Colour, 13th November – 27th November 2021
Paintings by Patrick Jones & Nigel Moores Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery Open Daily: 10:30am to 16:30pm Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery is delighted to welcome internationally-respected abstract artist Patrick Jones and Nigel Moores with their joint exhibition of paintings, ‘Language of Colour’. The show celebrates colour as an entity, with its own ‘logic’, that can express all […]
All Wrapped Up, 1st November – 24th December 2021
Festive Exhibition of Handmade Gifts In the Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery & Shop Open Daily: 10:30am to 16:30pm Get your festive preparations done early with the opening of SSW Shop’s ‘All Wrapped Up’: a special selling exhibition featuring some of the best handmade decorations, tableware, greetings cards and gift inspiration our local artistic community has […]
The Creative Sketchbook
Three workshops with artist Christine Allison during her exhibition ‘The Sky Is The Limit’ at the Sou’ Sou’ West Gallery on the Symondsbury Estate. Monday 1 November Wednesday 3 November Friday 5 November 10am – 1pm, maximum 6 places on each workshop (only one workshop per person). Adults only. £30 per place. Please book through […]
Where the Mist Rises, 27th October – 5th December 2021
Abstract paintings by Annie Ward. Based on Lyme Bay Artist Annie Ward’s research into satellite photographs and historic maps of the Dorset coastline, these abstract works explore the changeable spaces where the land meets the sea. Annie begins with detailed drawings on canvas that she scrubs over with layers of paint allowing shapes to be […]
The Sky is the Limit, 23rd October-7th November 2021
Christine Allison describes her latest show at Symondsbury: In my latest work I have returned to a favourite theme – the sky. Back in 2005 I was making oil paintings of Lyme Bay with the sunrise and Portland on the horizon, I was fascinated by the ever-changing colours and moods of the sky. A sketchbook […]
Scapes & Sculpture, 18th-31st October 2021
Devon-based artist Anne Townsend is showing her exhibition ‘Scapes and Sculpture’ this month. Anne’s home studio is situated in Devon`s beautiful Axe Valley, which has given her ample space and inspiration to lose herself in large expressive pieces of work both as a painter and a sculptor. Anne’s art journey has lent itself to the […]
Line and Tone, 4th-16th October 2021
Drawings and paintings from Russell Coulson in the shop gallery. Open daily 10.30-4.30. Russell has had a career in advertising, graphic design and illustration having been an art director, creative director, for leading advertising agencies in London and Australia. He also had his own design studio working with Disney, Warner Bros and other leading licence […]
Perfect Balance, 2nd -17th October 2021
Based in Devon, Zee Jones’ work is inspired by a love of the countryside and coastline which surround her, and her life philosophy. Zee believes that the answer to a contented life is to give willingly and achieve the balance in life that is right for you: a ‘Perfect Balance’. In her work she aims […]
Kimmeridge – Between the Ledges, 20th September-3rd October 2021
Rita Brown’s latest show has a focus on fossils and the Jurassic Coast: geology and palæontology have been a recurring theme throughout her career. Rita’s collection of specimens and visits to Kimmeridge and Charmouth have been a huge motivation and inspiration for this recent work.